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It is never too early to start looking after your overall health, and research shows that the earlier one commits to a healthy lifestyle, the greater the benefits in one’s older years.

COVID-19 Vaccination For Seniors Needs Greater Urgency Image: Pexels Share with your network! The second phase of South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out commences this week. Running from mid-May to mid-November, this phase is expected to see some 16.6 million people vaccinated by the Department of Health. People eligible to receive vaccines during this phase include people over 60, essential workers, people in congregate settings, and those over 18 with co-morbidities. This is good news for seniors, who are at...

Hearing loss: Why you should never leave it untreated World Hearing Day on Wednesday 3 March is a chance to find out how we can protect our hearing, as well as prevent and treat hearing loss. The ability to hear and communicate well plays a critical role in our wellbeing as naturally sociable creatures, which is why hearing loss should never be ignored. However, many of us take our hearing for granted. This includes not taking enough preventative or corrective measures to protect and preserve our ability to hear. The wider implications of hearing loss “Hearing loss can have greater impli...

Fitness is key in protecting seniors against illness By Lifestyle Reporter Share As people in the developed world live longer, it is a matter of personal importance and public benefit for seniors to be physically active. Often the belief is that one’s ability to take part in exercise and fitness activities declines as one gets older. However, increasingly, there are more seniors who are proving this wrong and what medical and sports research is showing is that one can be strong and fit at any age. Biokineticist Joanna Coetzee, who runs the biokinetics centre at San Sereno, a senior livin...

iAfrica Image: supplied Share with your network! As people in the developed world live longer, it is a matter of personal importance and public benefit for seniors to be physically active. Often the belief is that one’s ability to take part in exercise and fitness activities declines as one gets older. However, increasingly, there are more seniors who are proving this wrong and what medical and sports research is showing is that one can be strong and fit at any age. According to an article published by the American ...